Celebrate #FinLitMonth with us by finding ideas for you and your students!

Grade 9-12
,
Video

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Dollar’s Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush

Updated: November 25 2009,
Author: barrel fan
Teacher Version
Standards Summary
Print

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Foreign Exchange, Investing, Markets and Prices, Money, Risk and Return
 Open Video

As part of his series on Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar’s weakness has spurred a new gold rush.

Related Resources

Grades 9-12

What Can We Do About Pollution?

Students play charades to mimic noise pollution and consider the question "what can be done if someone's choices are putting...
Key Concepts: Externalities, Markets and Prices, Role of Government
60 mins
Lesson

Content Partner

Grades 3-5

Shark Scam: Money Tales

Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.
Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Goods and Services, Money
45 mins
Lesson

SIFMA Foundation

Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Stock Prices and the Super Bowl

Harness the excitement of the Super Bowl with this lesson from the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education. Students analyze the...
Key Concepts: Advertising, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Investing
Lesson